John Carroll University - Carillon Yearbook (University Heights, OH)

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f .'ilf5l2iii',i ' . . 9 As Grasselli tower goes up . . . the New . . . 1931 Part II This dream became a reality on a glistening au- tumn morning as the Jesuits opened wide the doors of the new John Carroll University. In a history such as this, it is difficult to pay tribute to each indi- vidual responsible for the success of this undertak- ing and inadequate to praise them as a group, but this we must do. Our gratitude is extended to 5,609 patrons whose generosity amounted to 2B2,541,382.00 inithe construction of John Carroll. Among these numbers are two gentlemen who cannot be over- looked. Mr. John J. Bernet, who led the building council in co-operation with Mr. Herman R. Neff, chairman of the preliminary campaign. These men have left imprints as monumental traditions here at Carroll. However, the story of the construction of John Carroll University tells of many problems presented as the depression hit Cleveland. Businesses failed, incomes dwindled, savings of years-standing were wiped out overnight. As a result, many people were unable to pay their pledges. With funds lacking, building operations came to a standstill. For four years, the people of Cleveland struggled against the storms of the depression. Meanwhile, the unfinished buildings in University Heights were ex- posed to wind, rain, snow, and ice. Finally, realizing that Cleveland had weathered the financial crises, and fearing that longer exposure would render the buildings unfit for occupancy, the campaign com- mittee decided to start a drive to secure payment of pledges made five years before. John Carroll University, The Finished Product, in the Summer of 1935 Accordingly, the committee, in January, 1935, sounded the call to complete the new university. After four months of the campaign, work on the buildings was resumed in May. The administration, chemistry, physics, and biology buildings were pre- pared for use in the fall. Finally, on October 7, 1935, classes started in John Carroll. The students' resi- dence was ready for occupancy two months later. As the program for the physical development of Carroll took shape, so also did the school develop in the field of scholastic endeavor. A great educator, Reverend Albert C. Fox, S.J., saw the need of ad- vanced work under Catholic auspices and developed the Graduate Division of the University. Together with the Reverend Thomas A. Donnelly, S.J., and the Reverend Ralph A. Gallagher, S.J., he began after- noon classes. His last accomplishment before his death was to establish the Department of Business Administration. Anyone who knew, frequented, and loved the shadowed corridors, the worn stairways, and arched windows of the Old, can hardly believe his eyes as he approaches the New. As we walk through the portals of John Carroll, we pause lest our foot fall upon the seal embedded in the entrance. As our eyes search the embossed and emblazoned bronze seal, we, too, find that we have become part of John Carroll tradition.

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come on Murph, I gotta tie my tie The morning paper can't be missed By 10:00 the parking lot is full, and for the most part our day has begun. About the quad We are seen on our Way to class and, falong the Way the familiar salutes of basic R.O.T.C cadets greet each cadet officerj if it is winter We circle the quad with our heads bowed down in effort to break the chilling winds that roll over the front lawn and Whistle through the archways on either side of the Ad building. If it is summer a more exhuberant outcry is heard, though now it is from us, as we beckon to the boys on our Way to class-I'll meet you over at N.D. after my 1:10 class. fContinuedj Spiritual as well as intellectual Shecks, Pa, book larnen's good fer the youngen 180